This July the EPIC Sustainable Living Festival (formerly the EPIC Expo) will be setting up shop on the beautiful grounds of Van Dusen Botanical Gardens. EPIC will take place on July 6 and 7, 2013 and will still be a gathering of forward-thinking companies with sustainable products and practices, however this time it will be in one of Vancouver’s most beautiful and iconic outdoor settings. The EPIC Festival will feature Live Music and Guest Speakers on the Main Stage as well as a Sustainable Living Marketplace featuring hundreds of eco friendly companies.In addition, in celebration of BC’s amazing food culture and community, EPIC Festival will host Green Table Network chefs preparing gourmet tasting plates, exhibitors offering sips and samples of delicious sustainable food and beverages, and food trucks with Vancouver’s best street cuisine.The Sustainable Living Marketplace is the epicentre of EPIC, where thousands of visitors will stroll through a canopied open-air promenade of booths and displays. This is where the EPIC concepts truly comes to life, highlighting the link between the economy, the environment, and the community.

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Interested in Sponsorship training? Bluebird Strategy is pleased to share some exciting details of a Sponsorship Seminar that is coming ot the Vancouver area. The event is a full day workshope on Wednesday, June 22nd entitled "Inventory Development and Valuation - What Do You Have To Sell To Sponsors + What Is It Really Worth?"The workshop is presented by The Partnership Group Sponsorship Specialists, Tourism Vancouver and Langara College and will take place at Langara. The day will focus on assisting you to determine what you may have within your organization to actually sell that is worth real value to a sponsor or prospect. It will look beyond the traditional "hanging of a banner" or "logo inclusion" inventory benefits into what companies are seeking from you in a sponsorship package of assets and benefits. It will provide you with the tools, systems and real life experience and scenarios to seek out within your organization new and unique items that you may have to sell and "build an inventory of benefits" that sponsors want to buy.The day will then continue by teaching you to actually determine and place "real market value" for each and every one of your inventory benefits and assets, be they tangible or intangible. This part of the day will utilize industry accepted standards and formulas for calculating value to ensure you walk away with the necessary tools to value your own property assets.This full day session will be a hands-on interactive workshop that will engage delegates both during lecture and in break-out groups to build and value inventory. This is a must attend workshop for any organization seeking to generate more revenue.Friends of Bluebird Strategy can take advantage of a preferrable registration rate of $275! (Regular Rate is $450) To take advantage of this rate, please use the promo code "bluebird" when registering at: http://www.partnershipgroup.ca/pg/register.phpFor more information on this workshop please visit: http://www.partnershipgroup.ca/pg/venues.php

Bluebird Strategy and Eco Fashion Week Vancouver are proud to announce Aveda has signed on to be the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Eco Fashion Week taking place in Vancouver, September 28-30th, 2010.

“In the inaugural year of Eco Fashion Week, it is extremely important that we position ourselves with organizations and brands that share the same culture and values as our own” says Myriam Laroche, President of Eco Fashion Week, “AVEDA is without a doubt one of the most ethical, sustainable and respected brands in the fashion and beauty community.”